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$14 Trillion Asset Manager BlackRock Unveils its Newest Weapon in Wall Street ‘Alts’ Talent War: Profit Sharing from Private Markets—Fortune
As competition for private markets talent accelerates, Farient Advisors Partner and COO R.J. Bannister provides clear perspective on how carried interest is reshaping executive pay in private markets. Speaking with Fortune, Bannister explained that “There has been a flow of talent from the public company investment sector to the private…
Read More > 01.30.2026
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Marc Hodak Featured in the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
Farient partner Marc Hodak‘s decades-long contributions to executive compensation, incentive design, and corporate governance were highlighted in Columbia University Business School’s Journal of Applied Corporate Finance. In the editors’ introductory note to the current issue—written by longtime Journal of Applied Corporate Finance editors Don Chew and John McCormack—Hodak is introduced in…
Read More > 01.15.2026
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Trump Bans ‘Short Term Metrics,’ Floats $5 Million Pay Cap for Defense Execs—Agenda
Executive orders many be coming for CEO pay. Robin Ferracone, CEO of Farient Advisors, emphasized in Agenda that boards should move quickly following a new executive order from the…
Read More > 01.12.2026
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Millions or Billions? CEOs with the Widest Gaps Between CAP and Total Comp—Agenda
“It’s a red flag that says, ‘Go, look more into this.’ When there’s a major disconnect between compensation actually paid and the figures in the Summary Compensation Table, it raises real questions about whether the program is delivering excessive pay or simply reflecting strong performance,” said Robin Ferracone,…
Read More > 12.08.2025
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As Layoffs Spike, Boards Have a New Job to Do—Agenda
Farient CEO Robin Ferracone highlights in Agenda that “workforce reductions are distracting… Boards generally prefer to eliminate jobs in one fell swoop, or at least in chunks, rather than ‘death by 1,000 cuts.’” As U.S. companies push past one million layoffs this year, directors are being asked to make sharper,…
Read More > 11.24.2025
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Elon Musk’s Moonshot Pay Deal Spawned Copycats That Flopped—Bloomberg
Interviewed by Bloomberg on the issue of “moonshot” pay packages, Farient Advisors Chief Data Officer Eric Hoffmann explains, “The concern that we have in the [executive compensation] industry is not just the size, but what kind of risk are the CEOs willing to take to achieve these outsized rewards. They…
Read More > 11.06.2025
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New Glass Lewis Approach Will Mean Changes for Say on Pay—Agenda
Farient CEO Robin A. Ferracone tells Agenda that “both ISS and the Glass Lewis traditional pay-for-performance tests are flawed in that they use the grant-date value of equity, not the [realizable] value of equity after performance has happened. Realizable values based on the compensation actually paid statistic in the pay-for-performance…
Read More > 11.06.2025
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Repeat Offenders: Where Investors Rejected Say on Pay Again—Agenda
Persistent shareholder dissent over executive pay is rare but revealing. Only nine S&P 500 companies have failed their say-on-pay votes more than once since 2021, according to data analyzed by Agenda. Such repeated rebukes point to ongoing tension between boards, executives, and investors on what constitutes fair and performance-aligned compensation.
Read More > 10.06.2025
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More CEOs Want Elon Musk–Style ‘Moonshot’ Pay Packages—Fortune
Elon Musk–style “moonshot” pay plans—tying massive rewards to ambitious, long-term goals—are back in the spotlight. But as boards weigh these high-risk, high-reward structures, many compensation experts are urging caution. Farient Advisors, often cited for its executive compensation expertise, emphasizes that such plans rarely align with shareholder interests and can…
Read More > 10.06.2025
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Navigating the Future of Executive Pay—Directors & Boards
The complexity of business is matched by the intricacies in today’s executive pay packages. During a recent Directors & Boards webinar, industry leaders, including Farient CEO Robin A. Ferracone and Public Company Director Lakecia Gunter, explored the future of best practices and how compensation committees are adapting. “One of the…
Read More > 10.02.2025
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The Cost and Considerations for External Executive Candidates—Directorship Magazine
With CEO and CFO turnover reaching record levels, directors are becoming more focused on talent strategy. This has added additional pressure for directors to weigh the benefits of promoting internal leaders with the risks and costs of hiring externally. According to Farient Advisors’ analysis, nearly 90 percent of new S&P…
Read More > 09.30.2025
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What CEO Exit Crisis?—Corporate Board Member
Farient Advisors continues its partnership with Corporate Board Member to explore one of the most pressing issues in corporate governance: CEO turnover and succession planning. The 2025 research initiative: What CEO Exit Crisis, now in its third year, reveals a striking paradox. While CEO turnover among S&P 500 companies hit…
Read More > 09.19.2025
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